Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-17
THE GROWING CROPS.
O IN THE STATE.

The consolidation of the reports on the
condition of the crops in this State for the
month ending August 1st, from returns to
the Department of Agriculture, covering
every county in the State, give the follow
ing information as to the condition Of the
growing crops up to August 1st: Cotton is
two to threeIweeks earlier than last year,
and promises the largest yield for several
years if not the largest ever produced.
The average condition for the State is re-
ported.a at SO per cent, showing a falling off
of two per cent. from the June report,
nevertheless the crop is still later than for
years up to the date. The corn crop is re-
ported generally to be the best and largest
ever grown in the State. The average con-
dition is SO per cent. The reports for a
large crop of rice for the acreage planted
still continues favorable, and if not injured
by the present flood, which can not o be
determined, will be the largest for a num-
Der of years. The average condition is
SO. The condition of the other crops is re-
ported as follows: Sorghum, 70; sugar
cane, 80; peas, SO; Irish potatoes, go;
sweet potatoes, 81.
THE AUGUSTA COTTON EXCHANGE.
Eighty-one reports received by the Au-
gusta Cotton Exchange from sever coun-
ties in South Carolina and twenty in Geor-
gia, show that the crop is damaged from
rains, causing rust, shedding and in some
places worms. Lowlands contiguous to
rivers and streams overlooked have done
serious damage, and further rains which
would cause high water again would result
in a total loss of the crop. The damage
already done is estimated at from ten to
fifty per cent.
A. P. Butler, director of the South Caro-
lima Weather Service, furnishes the fol-
lowing data concerning the effect of the
weather on the various crops for the week
ending August 13, 1887:
The rainfall for the past week has been
above the average, especially during the
first half. Fair weather prevailed during
the last half of the week and crops i'm
proved generally on the whole. How
ever, the rainfall of the week has been
unfavorable for both corn and cotton, more
especially in some of the upper counties.
The temperature has been about the av-
erage, and has affected the crops favorably.
The first three days were rather cool, but
this has produced no u~nfavorable results.
The sunshine was reported slightly below
the average in the upper counties. Else
where there was about. the average
amount, which has been generally favora-
BILE for the crops.
Under the influence of favorable wealth
er conditions during the last few days the
crops have been ~beneneftted, and the
prospect is somewhat better than it was
for the week ending August 6.
Cotton, and especially on sandy lands, is
reported as shedding fruit to a great ex-
tent, and rust. is reported in some sections.
The bottom land crops on the Savannah
and Wateree rivers are reported totally
destroyed and much d~amagehas been done
on the Saluda and Broad rivers and in the
Pacolet bottoms. Upland corn is in fine
condition with prospects for a large yield.
Fodder pulling is now general and with
fine weather of the last few days much has
already been gathered in fine condition.
Caterpillars are reported in O%rangeburg,
BarnWell and Sumter counties.
TIL NATIONAL CROP REPORT.
The weather crop bulletin of the signal
office at Washington, for the week ending
August 18th, says:
During the week the rainfall has been
slightly in excess in the drought region of
northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin,
southern Michigan, northern Indiana and
eastern Iowa; slight excuses are also re-
ported from Northwestern Missouri, east
ern Kansas, Nebraska and southern Min
nesota, and this morning general rains are
reported in the drought region from Mis-
souri, and Iowa eastward to Ohio. In all
other sections the rainfall was less than
usual, except in the eastern portion of the
cotton region, eastern Virginia and south
ern portions of Louisiana and Mississippi,
where the rain fall for the week was slight
ly in excess.
The large seasonal deficiency in rainfall
previously reported in the western portion
of the cotton region and in the corn belt
from Ohio westward to Iowa and Missouri
continues, although recent rains have de-
creased this deficiency in the northern por-
ton of the corn belt. During the past
four weeks less than % per cent. of the
usual rainfall has occurred in southern
and central Illinois, western Kentucky,
southern Missouri and northern Arkansas.
Less than so per cent. Of the usual
amount of rainfall occurred in the States
of the upper Mississippi Valley, and the
greater portion of rain reported in this
section for the month fell during the past
week. In western Minnesota, Dakota
and Nebraska, and generally in the
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